Kalen Whitlow has an advantage most 17-year old football players don't: He's been through the recruiting process before.

Kalen Whitlow wants to play quarterback in college. (247Sports)

The 6-foot-1, 188-pound quarterback from Northview High School watched his older brother Jalen go through it in 2012 when he signed with Kentucky. Jalen Whitlow started 15 games in two years at Kentucky before deciding to transfer after the season when the staff reportedly told him he'd be moving from the quarterback position.

The whole experience will shape Kalen's recruiting perspective, especially because he is also set on playing quarterback in college.

"(Jalen) taught me a lot," Whitlow said. "He taught me to be patient; the good things to look for in a program, and to make sure the coaches care about you. It's helped me a lot."

Appalachian State, his only scholarship offer thus far, has offered him as a quarterback. Cincinnati, Wake Forest, Southern Miss, Louisville and Troy are also recruiting him, likely at that position. Whitlow thinks Cincinnati and Wake Forest could actually be the next two schools to offer him a scholarship.

If a bigger school like Auburn was to offer him, but at a position other than quarterback, the three-star prospect said he'd have to think and discuss it with his father. But he'd prefer to stay behind the center.

"I'm telling all the coaches I want to play quarterback," he said. "Appalachian State is recruiting me as a quarterback. That's a good thing, so I'm going to keep rolling with it. I just want to play quarterback in college."

Whitlow plans on waiting awhile before making a decision to see what other offers come his way. He's in the middle of spring practice right now, and multiple schools have stopped by Northview to get a closer look at him. He will likely make multiple trips to various summer camps, but hasn't picked out which ones yet.

He is also waiting to see what teammate Jaleen Thomas decided to do. The three-star running back has scholarship offers from Mississippi State, Southern Miss and Appalachian State, among others, but isn't planning to make a decision yet.

Ideally, Whitlow would like to head to the same college as Thomas.

"We talk about it all the time," he said. "We are in class and we make jokes about going to the same school. Hopefully we both get the same schools we are both comfortable with."